RECENT CASES

CRIMINAL/DWI

• Violation of Order for Protection – NOT GUILTY
  • Witness ID of Defendant unreliable

• DWI – NOT GUILTY
  • Police fail to account for reasonable explanations for alleged “signs of impairment”
  • Breath Test lacks reliability

• Driver’s License Revocation – LICENSE REINSTATED
  • Police stop of vehicle unconstitutional

• Theft – NOT GUILTY
  • State unable to prove intent to steal

• Failure to Yield – NOT GUILTY
  • Collision was an accident, no intent to commit criminal act

 

FAMILY LAW

• Divorce where Property at issue – Client awarded requested property
  • Business Value adopted as argued at trial
  • Debts assigned as argued at trial

• Child Support – Client allowed time to finish college
  • Court finds adequate basis for downward departure in child support

• Termination of Parental Rights – Client successfully maintains rights
  • Court finds no abandonment
  • Court finds no showing of being palpably unfit